Unfiltered Emotions Unplugged Podcast

Episode 11 talks about Kaizen which was mentioned last week as a powerful method to treat anxietyKaizen originated in Japan, and the term consists of two concepts — “kai” (change) and “zen” (wisdom). This theory was invented by Masaaki Imai, who confirms that this philosophy can be applied successfully in business as well as to one’s personal lifeDue to its nature, at times there is disbelief on achieving the desired results in the Western culture as people are trained to focus on the finish line. However, as Kaizen explains, if we break down our goals into small steps and work on them, we will successfully attain these goalsKaizen also states that highly structured challenging programs of self-improvement can deprive a person of a lot of energy resulting in exhaustion, and incomplete results. Whereas, Kaizen focuses on continuous improvement as a daily routineIn other words, continuous improvement is not the definition of kaizen but the result of it if executed wellThe best thing about Kaizen is that anybod